Countrywide Financial Corp. President David Sambol, who became a target for critics of the mortgage company's loan practices and executive pay, will leave after Bank of America Corp.’s takeover instead of running the combined home lending operations as originally planned. More

In a ruling that impacted Tennessee and 41 other states, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that cities and states can continue offering special tax breaks on municipal bonds, a practice aimed at lowering financing costs associated with public projects. More